An Australian quilter sharing her quilting, sewing, stitching, DIY and handmade journey. Free quilting patterns and tutorials available.
Examples of how to make hand quilted kawandi patchwork
An Australian quilter sharing her quilting, sewing, stitching, DIY and handmade journey. Free quilting patterns and tutorials available.
Difficulty: Easy Kawandi style project • Backing Fabric with pressed seams • Batting (approx 1/4" smaller around all edges of the finished size) • Fabric Scraps • Cotton thread for stitching (I used DMC perle 8 in ecru) • Size 7 Crewel Needle
An Australian quilter sharing her quilting, sewing, stitching, DIY and handmade journey. Free quilting patterns and tutorials available.
My first kawandi! And now I think I know how to do it😂. It was very fun, and I hope the next one will go easier.
Love the colors and improv vibe of traditional quilts by the Siddi women of India. This is my take on it.
Kawandi Style Quilt Project
Kawandi style quilt project. Great scrap busting project.
Quilts by Paula Fleischer, political and otherwise
A very general update on my Kawandi quilting adventures, including information on my next class session with Gotham Quilts.
Kawandi Table Runner - a fun and easy way to use up fabric scraps, creating a beautiful, hand quilted project.
This is my first Kawandi. It is small (10 x 12") but so much fun to make! I use it as a mug rug!
Kawandi quilts have been on my mind ever since seeing the Collecting & Recollecting exhibit on display at the International Quilt Study Ce...
Dear Liza, This week, I have learned about a whole new kind of quilting! It has been an adventure in history, geography, and craft. Kawandi quilting is from Western India and Pakistan, but it was brought there by immigrants from Africa. These Africans, called Siddis, introduced the kawandi quilts to India. Kawandi are made from…
An Australian quilter sharing her quilting, sewing, stitching, DIY and handmade journey. Free quilting patterns and tutorials available.
What is a Siddi quilt? Here's a link with more info, but basically they are hand-stitched textile creations made by African-Indian women. That link can take you down a rabbit hole of interesting knowledge, but here's the short story. These kawandi can closely resemble the quilts you have on your beds, although they are constructed…
I've been exploring the tradition of Kawandi and Siddi quilting recently and it is a breath of fresh air in my studio.
Creative Play Challenge No. 2 – Nature/Organic; Kawandi Style Quilt
